MOTION DEFEATED

NORTH VANCOUVER City council brought
back the contentious issue of city funding of Mayor
Jack Loucks trip to sister city Chiba, Japan, Mon-
day night but nothing changed.

By MARIANNE McKAVE

Japanese visit

The motion was deteated
after further wrangling and
Over the insistence of Ald.

A week after Loucks had
declined council’s offer of
$2,000 to cover expenses for
the visit because of disagree-
ment Over the expenditure,
aldermen wrangled over a se-
cond motion that would have

the city cover some of the
costs of Louck’s visit) to
Chiba.

Loucks will be holidaying
in Japan next month and, as
part of that trip, plans to pay
a visit to Chiba to strengthen
ties between North Van-
couver City and that city

Monday night, with
Loucks absenting himself
from chambers during the
discussion, Dean tried to con-

approved spending $1,000 of

Stella Jo Dean that the mo-

of council wanted"’

But Ald. Frank Marcino,
the lone opponent of the in.
ial approval of funding for
the trip, said he was ‘“‘baff1-
ed” by the suggesting.

“We've made our points,
why do we need another mo-
ton on the books?’ he
charged. ‘‘Sust because |
,Oted against it doesn’t mean
we have to do it again. I must
have terrific power, by the

Al3 - Wednesday, October 24,

gested approval could look as
if additional funds were be-
ing approved

Aid. John Braithwaite said
the money had already been
approved. The rest, he added
was up to Loucks.

“Whether the mayor wants
{10 pay or not is his
perogrative,’” he said. “Why
should we be uptight and
running, scared because one
alderman voted against it?”

1984 - North Shore News

City tackles Chiba funds again

sure gifts given to Chiba were
paid for by the city.
“Yowant the gifts to come
from the city, not trom his
pocket,’ he told wouncil

Dean sough: an amend-
ment to the motion to include
the full $2,000, suggesting
that $1,000 for gifts “‘was not
a preat deal of money’ and
that the remainder of the
should be used

money for

vince aldermen that suppor-
ting the motion would reat-
tirm what the “large amount

sound of this.”’
Marcina, who said the mo-
ion should -be removed, sug-

Ald. Ralph Hall, who
brought forward the new mo-
tion, said he wanted to be

costs such ay taking city of-
ficials to dinner while he as in
the city.

the expense money for pitts
for presentation during the

tion be approved to ‘‘re-
affirm’ council’s stand that

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